05/18/2021
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"Does the Department intend to raise the levels of law enforcement staffing to meet the level of need of 29 officers for the Wind River Reservation?"
"I believe is a real problem in Indian Country: recruiting, training and retaining officers to serve on BIA and tribal police forces."
"The tribal leaders on our Wind River Reservation speak to me about law enforcement issues and BIA police staffing shortages just about every time that we meet back in Wyoming."
"Well, I do appreciate that the Department is working on that so-called high priority performance goal, the pilot program on the Wind River Reservation."